This book describes why Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky since the beginnings of history. It also examines the part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of stars. more...

Since very early times, Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. This book collects the published information on Sirius in an attempt to derive a coherent picture of how this system came to look as it does. more...